This is a momentous observation about some of our nearest neigbors http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=18792

When I download catalogs from the CCD site to put on my computer, into which directory do I install the catalog? I downloaded a catalog and installed it in...

Being the day has started clear and cold ( 18F at 4am ), I've sat out the 10incher to get it ready for tonight, ( do I see a cloud in the far sky? ), and while...

You may recall I was trying to find a star located at 11h 10m 52s 37deg 43' 46" Well, I found it on an image. Using Cartes du Ciel I went to that location...

I have a F 7.5 semi-APO and although I haven't used the meade EP 902 at night, I sure am getting some clear images. the magnification appears to be about 100...

From: http://finance.yahoo.com/mo In Play 6:31AM Meade Instruments announces that Steven G. Murdock will retire as president and chief executive officer upon...

Does anyone have any tips on easily measuring the position angle of, for example, two stars with a Dob? My sons and I have always guestimated, but maybe we...

Ok, looking at a light pollution map, it mostly made sense - big cities, more light pollution over a wider area. But why is rural Ohio and Indiana so bad? ...

6" Dobsonian. I can't find any reviews of it at all. Anyone here know it, or better still has anyone got one? Any thoughts on it guys Many Thanks

For those fans of the moon who missed the daily photo of the moon from Chuck Wood's LPOD, a message - It's back! http://www.lpod.org/ Adam

This may be extremely hard for evolutinists to accept -- or comprehend -- but the plain simple fact is that there isn't a shred of physical evidence confirming...

I tried to get the INDI server (http://indi.sourceforge.net/faq.html) to run on my Mac to be used with my MEADE ETX/Autostar and xephem. I did download the...

FOR RELEASE: January 19, 2006 PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC06-05 DUSTY PLANETARY DISKS AROUND TWO NEARBY STARS RESEMBLE OUR KUIPER BELT These two bright debris disks...

My local Walgreen Pharmacy is selling $1.99 LED keychain style flashlights. They come in different colors including red for anyone interested in a budget dark...

Star Dust on Your Pizza! *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-: Greetings Fellow Stargazer, A spacecraft named Stardust returned to Earth on 15 Jan 06 completing its 7...

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I am in the process of building a SMALL observatory...one that will house an observer to protect them from the cold, the heat, the bugs, the wind...well, you...

I am a school teacher of 7th grade science students. This Spring, with my honors group, I'd like to have them build a simple solar telescope. The kind I have...

Min the Moronicent Wrote: As an avid casino video poker gambler, I really like the "One of a kind beats everything" motto promoting HBO's Comedy Special...

I just acquired one of these fascinating small scopes and have been quite impressed with its performance. Since I am an educator of middle school aged...